Benton County News Archives

The Benton County Museum is moving into the future - but the building that has housed the museum for the past 40 years might get left behind.

Cole Camp residents will sleep easier this week after hearing news of an arrest in the Cole Camp triple homicide.

Sixty years have gone by since they received their diplomas, but the memories are still fresh.

A motorcycle crash in Benton County that injured a Warsaw man remained under investigation Wednesday, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

Torrential rainfall and high winds swept through the area overnight Monday, causing widespread property damage in Benton County and cutting power to at least three communities in the region.

Bridge reopens after man threatens to jump Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 8:11 PM A man is in police custody tonight after climbing the Jefferson City Missouri River bridge and threatening to jump.

Residents of Cole Camp are reeling from the triple homicide that has put the community under the spotlight of state law enforcement agencies and media from across the region.

The Missouri Highway Patrol confirm three dead. Police say the bodies were found in the family's home near Elm and Jefferson Streets in Cole Camp.

Detectives continued to look for clues on Wednesday in a triple homicide in this small town in northern Benton County.

" Investigators made a public plea for help Thursday at a press conference regarding a triple murder in the small central Missouri town of Cole Camp.

Authorities are investigating the deaths of three people at a home in Cole Camp in Benton County.

Three dead bodies were found in a Cole Camp home after police received a call from a citizen who was concerned about the residents.